People v. Husband

Defendants appeal as of right from their jury conviction in the Recorder’s Court of the City of Detroit of armed robbery (MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797).

The two defendants, out on bail, had notice of the trial date nearly six months prior to the date in question. The two complaining witnesses, in the entertainment business, were brought to Michigan from New York and were leaving on an extensive tour immediately after the trial, including an engagement in Hawaii.

On the day before trial was to begin, and again upon the commencement of the proceedings, defendants’ attorney, assigned through the…